How to Crochet: Slip Knot
This tutorial is for both right and left handed people. For left handed pictures, roll your mouse over the image and it will change for you.
Every crochet project you start starts with a slip knot. So here is a fast and easy way to make a slip knot using your crochet hook. This method is a lot faster than making the slip knot with just your hands.
Wrap the yarn around your hook as show in the picture.
Yarn over (wrap the yarn over your hook) while holding the bottom loop steady.
Pull the strand of yarn through the loop.
Tighten your slip knot.
Woohoo! You just saved yourself time. No more making knots with your hands. Just wrap it around your hook and get crocheting!
Was this helpful? Do you still need more help? Leave a comment to let me know!
I’m a lefty…thank you, thank you, thank you for the fliping images!!!!!
You’re welcome Tarkan! I’ve heard about all the lefties out there in dire need of reversed images
Thank you! This is so much easier (especially for a really new crocheter like me)
I’m glad you found it easier to follow, Breighton!
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I want to do circle I am confused. What dose it mean ch 2. 6sc ins econd ch from hook. Place maker.I am like breighton just new to this.
Do u have knitting instrustions as well?
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thank you.
Hi Pattie!
Here is a tutorial about reading crochet patterns! Example 2 at the bottom is just like the line you are asking about.
http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-read-crochet-patterns/
I don’t have any knitting instructions. But let me know if you need more help with your circle!
Thank you so much!! I just watched about 10 videos and couldn’t grasp any of them. Got it on the first try, thanks!
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Hi Rachel
Could you help me to explain what this is “dc in dc holding last lp on hook, dc in next 3 dc holding last lp of each on hook (5 lps on hook), yo and draw through all lps on hook (Cluster st made” is this a description of a Cluster st? In that case what is a Cluster st? I have problem to translate it to Swedish and I have not found any picture of it. Thanks for a great website!
Hi Beatrice, that explanation is confusing for me as well. I think it is trying to tell you to make a cluster. A cluster is a group of stitches that are joined at the top. Here is how you do it: (yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over pull through 2 loops on hook) 4 times. There should now be 5 loops on your hook. Then yarn over and pull through all 5 loops on your hook. Here is a similar picture tutorials of How to Crochet: Double Crochet Decrease, the only difference is that you repeat the instructions within the ( ) more times for a cluster.